Opinion & Analysis

4 years ago | February 2, 2020

Deconstructing Prof Mutambara’s ahistorical narrative

Last week Professor Arthur Mutambara ignited debate on social media platforms after writing a lengthy piece criticising ...

Zim eyes horticultural exports at Fruit Logistica

As Zimbabwe intensifies efforts to revive the economy, the agricultural sector is a low hanging fruit with potential to ...

World at mercy of emerging new infections

Viruses are quick studies. They are prolific at adapting to new environments and infecting new hosts. This means that ...

National power grids have stalled across Africa

Three years ago the African Development Bank (AfDB) launched an initiative to speed up the supply of electricity in ...

Liberating knowledge versus coloniality relics

A few days ago, the Njube High School students’ demonstration sparked so much social media rage. I still maintain ...

4 years ago | January 29, 2020

Secure the paymaster

A company is assured of repeat business if only it is still in business! In most cases we have seen companies not ...

4 years ago | January 26, 2020

One small step, but a giant leap to prosperity

When astronaut Neil Armstrong stepped onto the surface of the moon on July 20, 1969, becoming the first man to do so, ...

We must unite against Uncle Sam

One of the most apparent things I encountered during my recent sojourn in Empire was a huge contingent of immigrants ...

A dragonfly cannot spit fire and brimstone

Dogs can be deceptively vicious or gentle. This is why it is often not uncommon for dogs that bark the most to be ...

‘Many comrades fell pregnant’

We conclude chronicling the political life of Cde Rhodas Karimakwenda (RK). This week, the liberation fighter whose war ...

ZACC to build on improved graft rankings

Zimbabwe has witnessed an improvement in the Transparency International (TI) Corruption Perception Index (CPI), as the ...

Effectively tackling insect invasions

Kenyan food production and grazing land is under threat from a huge desert locust invasion. The insects are currently ...

Artisanal miners: Separating fact from fiction

Zimbabweans love generalising and stereotyping.  I guess, in a way, this makes things easy to understand.

Buried for 50 years: Britain’s shameful role in Biafran war

It is a good thing to be proud of one’s country, and I am — most of the time. But it would be impossible to scan the ...

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